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Happy birthday to trainer Freddie Roach, who hit 50 today. Freddie will be spending the day doing what he loves to do most, working with his fighters at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California.
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Edward Shaw, 92, father of promoter Gary Shaw, passed away on Thursday. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 9, beginning at 10 a.m. ET at Jewish Memorial Chapel, 841 Allwood Road, Clifton, NJ 07012 (973-779-3048). In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made in Edward Shaw’s memory to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge.